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Fun fact: There used to be a “Trump credit card” back in the 1990s. It was issued by First USA, which was formerly one of the largest credit card issuers in the United States. The company was eventually acquired by Banc One in mid-1997, and Chase took them over several years later in July 2004. […]
Well, it took some time, but Capital One miles are now actually miles, assuming you take advantage of their new option to transfer them to airline partners. Beginning in December, the credit card issuer will let Capital One cardholders transfer their miles to more than a dozen third-party airlines, with more carriers to come in […]
I knew at some point I’d be forced to write about bitcoin on this site. I didn’t want to do it, but it was inevitable. So I’m sorry. Anyway, Coinbase, which is one of the major bitcoin players here in the United States, sent out a tweet last night noting that four major credit card […]
It took a while, but Chase is finally in the offers game with the launch of “Chase Offers,” a new cash back program that seems eerily familiar to Amex Offers. At the moment, it only appears to be live for Marriott credit cards from Chase. Fortunately, I have one of those so I decided to […]
While the details are perhaps less than scant, it has been reported that a “Lyft credit card” is expected to be rolled out in the near future. The co-branded credit card will likely offer a rewards program and/or discounts on the popular ride-sharing app. It’s unclear who the card issuer will be or which payment […]
Big news today in the credit card world. The Citi Prestige card will soon have a 75,000-point sign-up bonus, which is a huge increase from the existing 40,000-point offer. This is according to insider info over at TPG. Additionally, Citi is making a slew of changes to align the card with other heavyweights, such as […]
In an effort to perhaps squeeze credit card issuers out of Amazon transactions, the world’s largest retailer is offering 2% back when you don’t use a credit card. Yes, if you use a debit card or bank account to reload your Amazon account, you’ll get 2% added to your Amazon gift card balance each time. […]
A new poll from CreditCards.com revealed that an overwhelming majority of credit cardholders were able to negotiate their annual fees successfully. This despite the fact that many consumers seem to think fees like this are non-negotiable. The survey, which polled 952 American cardholders, found that 82% of those who actually asked were able to get […]
Update: It has now been confirmed that an Uber credit card is being released on November 2nd, 2017 by Barclaycard, per Uber themselves. We now have all the important details on the exciting new Uber Visa Card, including some tasty bonus categories and a sign-up bonus. Below is my review of the new Uber credit […]
Most folks have heard of Credit Karma, the free credit score website. They basically killed off those other free credit score websites by providing a free credit score (and credit report) without the need for your credit card info. It revolutionized the credit scoring game. Well, now they want to do the same thing with…your […]